Post AYned5d6F1plNQQhsG by chrisamico@journa.host
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(DIR) Post #AYndVNT3w5kSQiUfBY by dangillmor@mastodon.social
2023-08-16T20:37:12Z
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Musk has been testing journalism's tolerance for BS and bullying for a long time now. He discovered years ago that the press will routinely publish his lies. Since taking over Twitter, he's learned that the press, with a very few honorable exceptions, responds to his bullying and contempt with mild protests and ongoing support of his vile platform.He's disgusting in so many ways, but he's not stupid.
(DIR) Post #AYneOv5Oe5BMcduORc by ML2@akkoma.sandhill.social
2023-08-16T20:47:45.101010Z
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@dangillmor I think Musk overall is incredibly stupid on many issues. One thing he is not stupid at, however, is con artistry; he knows what lies sell and what lies don’t, and has a rather good sense of what he can get away with doing.As for the NYT: the undue reliance of it and other journalistic organizations on Twitter has always baffled me. Twitter is a terrible substitute for discussion and proper public relations for many reasons; treating it as anything else should in an ideal world be called out as journalistic malpractice.
(DIR) Post #AYned5d6F1plNQQhsG by chrisamico@journa.host
2023-08-16T20:41:41Z
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@dangillmor I'm almost afraid to ask, but what now?
(DIR) Post #AYned6S9BEfPvkJTRQ by dangillmor@mastodon.social
2023-08-16T20:42:26Z
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@chrisamico After throttling links to the NYT and other orgs he hates, they just kept on posting.
(DIR) Post #AYneeAryFGXVuwu1r6 by Robert_R_Freitag_II@mastodon.social
2023-08-16T20:50:10Z
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@dangillmor You had me all the way up to the last sentence. Musk actually is stupid, which I think says something about the press, too, relatively speaking.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHjrFKfyZrw